A vibration correcting device comprises first vibration correcting amount output unit for obtaining and outputting a vibration correcting amount from the amount of vibration of the apparatus, second vibration correcting amount output unit for obtaining and outputting a vibration correcting amount from the amount of vibration in a picked-up image obtained by picking up an object image with image pickup unit through an optical system, correction unit for correcting the vibration in the picked-up image based on the output of the first and second vibration correcting amount output unit, and control unit for controlling the outputs of the first and second vibration correcting amount output unit based on the outputs thereof.
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1. A vibration correcting device comprising: first vibration correction amount output means for obtaining a vibration correction amount from the vibration amount of the device; second vibration correction amount output means for obtaining a vibration correction amount from the vibration amount of a picked-up image obtained by picking up an object image with image pickup means through an optical system; single correction means for correcting the vibration in the picked-up image, based on a combined output of said first and second vibration correction amount output means; and control means for respectively controlling the outputs of said first and second vibration correction amount output means, based on the outputs of said first and second vibration correction amount output means, wherein said control means limits each of the increases in the vibration correction amounts, output from said first and second vibration correction amount output means, and wherein said control means comprises comparison means for comparing the outputs of said first and second vibration correction amount output means, and varies the proportion of limitation on the increases in the vibration correction amounts, based on the result of comparison by said comparison means.
2. A vibration correcting device according to claim 1 , wherein said single correction means optically corrects the vibration in said picked-up image.
3. A vibration correcting device according to claim 1 , wherein said single correction means optically corrects the vibration in said picked-up image, utilizing a variable angle prism transmitting the object image to the image pickup means.
4. A vibration correcting device according to claim 1 , wherein said single correction means optically corrects the vibration in the picked-up image, utilizing a movable lens group transmitting the object image to the image pickup means.
5. A vibration correcting device comprising: first vibration detection means for detecting the vibration amount of the device; first vibration correction amount output means for converting the vibration amount, detected by said first vibration detection means, into a vibration correction amount; second vibration detection means for detecting the vibration amount of a picked-up image obtained by picking up an object image with image pickup means through an optical system; second vibration correction amount output means for converting the vibration amount, detected by said second vibration detection means, into a vibration correction amount; single correction means for correcting the vibration in the picked-up image, based on a combined output of said first and second vibration correction amount output means; and control means for respectively controlling the outputs of said first and second vibration correction amount output means, based on the outputs of said first and second vibration correction amount output means, wherein said control means limits each of the increases in the vibration correction amounts, output from said first and second vibration correction amount output means, and wherein said control means comprises comparison means for comparing the outputs of said first and second vibration correction amount output means, and varies the proportion of limitation on the increases in the vibration correction amounts, based on the result of comparison by said comparison means.
6. A vibration correcting device according to claim 5 , wherein said single correction means optically corrects the vibration in said picked-up image.
7. A vibration correcting device according to claim 5 , wherein said single correction means optically corrects the vibration in said picked-up image, utilizing a variable angle prism transmitting the object image to the image pickup means.
8. A vibration correcting device according to claim 5 , wherein said single correction means optically corrects the vibration in the picked-up image, utilizing a movable lens group transmitting the object image to the image pickup means.
9. An image pickup apparatus provided with the vibration correcting device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 .
10. An image pickup system provided with the image pickup apparatus according to claim 9 .
11. An image pickup apparatus provided with a camera unit, a lens unit detachably mountable on said camera unit, and transfer control means for effecting information transfer between said camera unit and said lens unit, wherein said camera unit comprises second vibration correction amount output means for obtaining a vibration correction amount from the vibration amount of a picked-up image obtained by picking up an object image with image pickup means through an optical system, wherein said lens unit comprises first vibration correction amount output means for obtaining a vibration correction amount from the vibration amount of the apparatus, single correction means for correcting the vibration in the picked-up image based on a combined output of said first and second vibration correction amount output means, and control means for respectively limiting the outputs of said first and second vibration correction amount output means, based on the outputs of said first and second vibration correction amount output means, wherein said transfer control means executes transfer of the vibration correction amounts output from said first and second vibration correction amount output means and control information at said control means, at a predetermined timing, wherein said control means limits each of increases in the vibration correction amounts output from said first and second vibration correction amount output means, and wherein said control means comprises comparison means for comparing the outputs of said first and second vibration correction amount output means, and varies the proportion of limitation on the increases of the vibration correction amounts, based on the result of comparison by said comparison means.
12. A vibration correcting device according to claim 11 , wherein said single correction means optically corrects the vibration in the picked-up image.
13. A vibration correcting device according to claim 11 , wherein said single correction means optically corrects the vibration in the picked-up image, utilizing a variable angle prism transmitting the object image to the image pickup means.
14. A vibration correcting device according to claim 11 , wherein said single correction means optically corrects the vibration in the picked-up image, utilizing a movable lens group transmitting the object image to the image pickup means.
15. An image pickup system provided with the vibration correcting device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 or the image pickup apparatus according to any one of claims 11 to 14 .
16. A camera unit which comprises being employed in the image pickup apparatus according to claim 11 .
17. A lens unit which comprises being employed in the image pickup apparatus according to claim 11 .
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December 9, 1998
May 11, 2004
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